What Led to Fuel the Exploration of North America...
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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: North America, Exploration
Lesson Description: In this lesson, we will Identify the economic, political and socio-cultural motivation for colonial settlement.

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Quiz : Exploration and Colonization of North America: History
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

During the ____th Century, European countries began to explore new trade routes to increase their wealth.

Question #2

This is known as the economic theory of mercantilism.

Question #3
Almost as soon as the Moors conquered Spain, the Spanish fought to regain control of their country. 
Question #4
 In 1492, after nearly 700 years of fighting, the Moors were finally defeated in Granada, and Ferdinand and Isabella were able unify their control over Spain.
Question #5
In 1492, Columbus landed on some small islands, which was found to be a faster route to India. 
Question #6
Columbus never realized he had stumbled upon a new continent.
Question #7
Spanish exploration took on a religious tone, sending out people to establish missions and spread Christianity to Native Americans (God).
Question #8

Glory, God, and Gold are the reason for....

Question #9

The reasons for French settlement are:

Question #10

One major effect of European colonization was what we call the Columbian Exchange. This is the transfer of ______ ,   ______, and ___________ between the New World (North and South America) and the Old World (Europe and Africa). 

Description: This quiz will test knowledge about why the economic theory of mercantilism fueled the Spanish, French, and British Colonization to recall what led these groups to explore.
Video : Exploration and Colonization of North America
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Description: Learn about European exploration and colonization of North America.
Resources : Exploration of North America
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Exploration of North America
The story of North American exploration. This reading will begin with the Vikings’ brief stint in Newfoundland circa 1000 A.D. and continue through England’s colonization of the Atlantic coast in the 17th century
Exploration and Colonization of the North America
prime motivations for the country's rivals to begin colonization efforts of their own.
EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA
The invasion of the North American continent and its peoples began with the Spanish in 1565 at St. Augustine, Florida. While Native Americans resisted European efforts to amass land and power during this period, they struggled to do so while also fighting new diseases introduced by European colonization and Europeans' enslavement and forced transportation of Africans to the Americas
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